“Nothing to Lose, Absolutely Everything to Gain”: Patient and Caregiver Expectations and Subjective Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression

“Nothing to Lose, Absolutely Everything to Gain”: Patient and Caregiver Expectations and Subjective Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Background: How “success” is defined in clinical trials of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for refractory psychiatric conditions has come into question. Standard quantitative psychopathology measures are unable to capture all changes experienced by patients and may not reflect subjective beliefs about...

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Main Authors: Cassandra J. Thomson, Rebecca A. Segrave, Paul B. Fitzgerald, Karyn E. Richardson, Eric Racine, Adrian Carter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
deep brain stimulation (DBS)
neuromodulation
depression
informed consent
expectations
subjective outcomes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.755276/full

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